The mother and son about to return travel a lot (6)
I believe the answer is:
nomads
'the mother and son about to return travel a lot' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'the mother and son about to return' is the wordplay.
'the mother' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'about' becomes 'on' (as in a book 'on' a certain topic).
'to return' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'dam' put after 's' is 'sdam'.
'sdam'+'on'='sdamon'
'sdamon' written backwards gives 'NOMADS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nomads that I've seen before include "Gypsies" , "Damson for wanderers" , "Travellers" , "They travel from place to place with no permanent home" , "Damson consumed by rovers" .)